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Guernsey vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 10.8% more expensive than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% less in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Guernsey
Housing: pay 46.4% more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 83.5% more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 29.3% less in Guernsey

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Guernsey are more expensive than in Paris. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Guernsey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 22.1% less for restaurants

	Paris	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$20.37 £15.27	+16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.04	$9.34 £7.01	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.65	$2.71 £2.03	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.79	$2.11 £1.58	-35.0%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Paris	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.80	$2.37 £1.78	+13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.96	$7.67 £5.75	-39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.11	$8.67 £6.50	+45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.49	$6.01 £4.50	+15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.74	$6.00 £4.50	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.41	$2.82 £2.11	+71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$1.25 £0.93	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$2.82 £2.11	+92.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.56	$2.01 £1.51	+10.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.31 £0.98	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.26	$1.14 £0.85	-22.5%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Paris	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.92	$8.08 £6.06	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €89.07	$33.39 £25.03	-67.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,834.75	$32,714.76 £24,523.80	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.79	$25.26 £18.93	-8.8%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 46.4% more for housing

	Paris	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.28	$69.94 £52.43	+86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,406.26	$2,270.24 £1,701.83	+38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,029.02	$2,086.61 £1,564.18	+74.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €172.36	$173.91 £130.37	-13.3%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 83.5% more for childcare

	Paris	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €685.44	$1,925.25 £1,443.21	+141.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,304.48	$18,028.34 £13,514.49	+25.8%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$6.34 £4.76	-22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.23	$4.74 £3.55	-3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €13.04	$15.36 £11.51	+1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €37.03	$71.51 £53.61	+65.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.04	$10.60 £7.95	-35.2%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 29.3% less for clothing

	Paris	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €101.47	$96.82 £72.58	-18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.44	$30.05 £22.52	-37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.71	$95.15 £71.33	-22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €131.13	$93.48 £70.08	-38.8%
Average			-29.3%

Paris vs. Guernsey - Cost of clothing

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